Review of The Castle Of Troubled Souls Hotel

[Emmanuella C Arumeze]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Castle Of Troubled Souls Hotel" by Drew Barlowe.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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Louise returns to Castle and meets Joann, Richard's sister. Louise had been engaged to Richard, but Richard's mother was against their union. Hence, Louise left the town. She returns years later and learns that Richard is dead. Joann and her mother do not want Louise anywhere near them as they feel that she will only bring trouble. How does Louise's return affect Joann and her mother?

Meanwhile, Joann's business partners tell her that they have sold their shares to a new partner, Garrett. At first, Joann dislikes his character, but she begins to like him and hopes that their relationship progresses beyond that of business partners. Do Joann's dreams come true? Does love blossom between the both of them?

I found the book The Castle Of Troubled Souls Hotel exciting, to say the least. I love the way Drew Barlowe presented his ideas, and most significantly, I love how detailed his descriptions of the characters and scenery were. I felt that the book's setting completed it; this increased my appreciation of the book. It was a love story set in a time when people married from their class and where social status was a hindrance to marriage. Although this practice is still prevalent in today's world, it is at a lower rate. Richard and Louise's marriage was impossible because Louise was of a lower class. This added beauty to the story.

The book was suspenseful, and this is an amazing trait to find in a book. It had murder, crime, and romance in a short book of 100 pages, and I am both thrilled and surprised by the author's ability to weave in all the themes he did. I found only a few errors in this book; it was professionally edited.

However, I found some aspects of the book unrealistic. I found it difficult to believe that Joann could fall in love with someone as easily as she did. It felt so unbelievable that it took less than a day for her to go out with a total stranger. Also, I found some scenes irrelevant, like Jessica's stay in Joann's house. Perhaps the author could have used those pages to work more on the story of Joann's love.

Due to the negative aspects I found in the book, I rate it three out of four stars. The book was well written, and I find no reason to rate it lower. I recommend this book to lovers of romance, mystery, and short stories. It would make an amazing read.

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[Blessing E]

I love suspense in books. I appreciate well written reviews. This is because it gives me an idea of how to structure my reviews subsequently. Thanks teaching me what a good review is. And congratulations for having your review published.

[Dent Odhiambo]

The book seems interesting mostly because it's not only a romance book but also includes murder and crime. A good review gives one a good idea of what to expect when reading the book thank-you.

[beutiful_pen]

Great review. I love when romance is mixed with murder and crime. Looking forward to reading this.

[Horlarmidey Harkinolah]

I love your review. The story was well narrated and triggers my interest.
I also love the way the review was structured, I can use this as a reference in writing my reviews.
Thank you.

[Gideon Olomofe]

The book would indeed be a relaxing one for crime and romance book lovers. I appreciate the fact that the book talks on the prevailent issues of today

[Krista Kawira]

I love romance books that go along with crime and murder. This story arouses my interest and would recommend it to anyone.

[Christopherio]

This book seems interesting and has a lot of suspense. The plot keeps coming up with more unexpected events. Thanks for the review.

[Jen Nghishitende]

I love Love and Romance and of course a bit of drama and thrill. From your review, it sounds like this book will deliver that and more. I loved how you summarised it so succinctly and threw in a question or two there to keep us wondering and wanting to find out!

[Sopulu Ezidimma]

The book sounds very interesting and it has a great story line. The practice of class and social status classification in area of marriage is prevalent in today's world. Great review thanks

[Edward Ombagi Reverend]

From your review I find out very interesting to read the book and actually that is what I have found!The romance in it is superb!

[Yolanda Bhengu]

This review made us to know the kind of people the characters are ..I'm looking forward in reading the story.great review